Industry

Sector specific support

Manufacturing sectors

• Aluminium
• Automotive
• Books and printing
• Chemicals and plastics
• Pulp and paper
• Steel
• Textiles, clothing and footwear (TCF)

Learn about the manufacturing industry in Australia.

Technologies sectors

• Aerospace technologies
• Biotechnology
• Information and communications technologies (ICT)
• Nanotechnology
• Pharmaceuticals and health technologies
• Space technologies

Other sectors

• Building and construction
• Defence
• Marine

Whole of industry support

• Ausindustry
  Provides programs and services to help existing and new Australian businesses grow and succeed.
• Australian Industry Participation (AIP)
  Initiatives to provide more opportunities for Australian industry to supply goods and services to major public and private projects.
• Buy Australian at Home and Abroad initiative
  Helps Australian companies become more competitive and take advantage of new business opportunities.
• Enterprise Connect
  Connects your business to specialist expertise, knowledge and tools to increase your competitiveness
• Industry-research collaboration
  Businesses and researchers benefit when they work together.

Clean Energy Future

Clean Energy Future is a long term plan to reshape the economy and cut carbon pollution includes a range of programs to help industries, including:

• Jobs and Competitiveness Program
  Supports local jobs and production, and encourage industry to invest in cleaner technologies.
• Clean Technology Investment Program
  Provides grants to manufacturers to support investments in energy-efficient capital equipment and low-pollution technologies, processes and products.
• Clean Technology Innovation Program
  Provides grants to support business investment in R&D, proof of concept and early stage commercialisation activities that lead to the development of new clean technologies.